Portable wheeled toy.



LUQOOB, Patented Mar. 17, 1914 mu Tnlmmul GUM/nag R. HOLLINGWORTH.

PORTABLE WHBELED TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 2v, 1912. RENEWED sEPT.1a.191s.

1,090,308. Patented Mar. 17,1914.

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ROBERT HOLLINGW'ORTH, 0F HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

PORTABLE WHEELED Tor.

\ Specification of Letters,Patent. PatentedMar, 152', 1914,

Application lflled August 27, 1912,'Seria1 No.. 717,327.I Renewed September 18, 1913. Serial No. 790,588.

To all whom t may concern; Be it known that I, ROBERT HOLLING- wok'rrna subject of'theKing of Great Btritain, residing at Hamilton, 1n the Provmce of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have inventednew and useful Improvements' in Portable- Wheeled Toys7 of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to portable wheeled toys .and has for an object'to provide mul sical sounding devices which will be operated as the toy is propelled.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy with different Vgroups of musical sound producing devices and means whereby one or more of the different groups of devices 'may be only sounded at intervals so that the sounds emanating from the different devices will be permitted to commingle with or bl'endinto the sounds emanating from.` the other devices and thereby enlarge the tone range of the toy and render it extremely pleasing and satisfying to the ear.

In the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of referenceindicate similar arts in the several views z-Figure 1 is a ongitudinal section through the toy. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear end view ofthe same. Fig. 4 is a section through a portion ofthe toy showing the shaking position of the 'knocking arm. Fig. 5 isa view similar to Fig. 1 .showing a slightly modified form of the invention. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the spring arms.

inclusive and Fig. 6 it is said that ythe toy comprises a rectangular portable supportmg ybars 1 and connecting horizontal front and rear bars 2 and 3. Bearing brackets:l 4 at the rear of the supporting frame are designed to revolubly support an axle 5V on which ground engaging wheels 6 are mounted. Similar bearmg brackets 7 are mounted upon thesupporting framenear the front end thereof to receive a suitable axle 8 on which other ground wheels 9 are Secured.

At the front of the supporting frameis attached a tongue 1 0 whereby the toy can be propelled manually and-actuated to impart movements to the different sound carrying devices to be hereinafter explained.

The front and rear rollers 11 and 12 are journaled at their ends in the side bars l of lVith particular reference to Figs. 1 to' 4 frame which includes parallel spaced side.

the supporting frame. Passing over these i rollers are endless belts 13 to which4 bell or like sounding devices 14 are secured. The

belts 13 are spaced relatively and disposed therebetween andl mounted preferably on the 'rear axle 12 is a gear wheel-15 which meshes with a similar driving gear'wheel 16 upon the axle 5 so that'as the toy is propelled over the ground movements will be imparted to the belts to shake or agitatethe sound devices. A-t the rear of the supporting frame is a flexible member 17, the op osite ends of the same being secured pre erably at 18 to the end bar 3. Said member 17 has secured thereto on its underside bells or suitable sound devices' 19 which are similar' to the devices `14 but of a dill'erent tone.

The central portion of the member 17 is `provided with a loop 20 into which the arm pressure thereaga-inst so as to normally sustain the member 17 in one position. A radial knocking arm 26 extends ,from the axle 5, being provided with a substantially spherical outer extremity 27 which is adapted to ride across the wiping surface 24 of the bell-crank lever and to rock t said lever whereby the member i7 will be moved from its normal sustained position and agitated to sound the devices 19.

Pedestals or like supporting devices 27 rise from the corners of theportable supporting frame. These pedestals are preferably constructed of springy wire, each being provided with an intermediate -coiled portion 28 whereby it is rendered extremely sensitive to vibration of the toy. Caps 29 are secured to the upper ends of the pedestals and as shown each ca is provided-with arms 30 whichare curve wardly andy then downwardly and terminally connected with bells or sounding de- 4toy are described it is said that when the device is propelled across any suitable surface that may be found desirable to produce the vices 31. A vertical arm 32 of the cap supdesired result, mot-ion will be imparted to the .sounding devices 14 and 19. "In other words there will be times when the devices 14 and 19 will be sounded together and then other times when they will be only sounded in certain order of adjustment of theaxle 5. rIhe devices 3l and 33 on the corner pedestals willbe almost continuall sounded, however this may depend upon t ie amount of vibration imparted to the toy as the latter is propelled. The dilerent sounds emanating from the respective devices 14, 19,

31, and 33 blend into and are made to harmonize with each other so that anvextremely pleasing effect is produced.

shown in Fig. 5 the portable,v supporting frameI of the structure has its side bars 1a slidably supporting a reciprocatory member 34. A spring 35 on the frame bears against the member 34 so as to move the latter in one direction and in rapid order. The member 34 supports Sound devices 14a which are similar to the devices 14. A driving axle 5al has a mutilated gear 36 thereon Which is adapted to mesh at certain intervals With a rack section '37 on the reciprocatory platform or member 34 so that asthe axle is revolved motion Will be imparted to the member against the resistance of the spring 35.

In the modified form of the invention Shaking the *member 34 in the mannerdescribed causes the devices 14 to be properly I claim 1. A tov comprising a wheeled `frame, anl

frame including a driving axle, gearing be# tween the driving axle and one of the rollers,- sound producing devices carried by the belt, aiiexible member, sound producing devices carried by said member, a vibrator supported by the frame and connected with the exible member and means on the driving axle for operating the vibrator.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

` Roemer I-IoLLINGWoRTH.

Witnesses ROBERT ELLIS, WILLIAM PIN-DER. 

